She escapes Paris

a gentle red-haired

who confronts Natalie about her summer car “accident” and pressures her into caring for the world’s ugliest dog

Jack's loyal pet monster

What It's Like in Words Jamie Pacton She escapes ParisA dark, intense, and compelling story of what happens when a young woman falls in love with the wrong kind of man. Enola is approaching 30 and everything feels like a lot. The boxes arent ticked and she feels adrift in a way she thought she would have beaten by now. She wants to be a writer but cant finish a first draft; she romanticizes her childhood but wont speak to her mother; she has never been in a serious relationship but yearns to be one half